Arrangement in a low-temperature cooling system for a supercharged combustion engine
US8590494B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for controlling cooling of a gas for a supercharged combustion engine includes a low temperature cooling system with a coolant, a coolant pump circulating the coolant in the cooling system, a cooler in which a gas containing water vapor is cooled by the coolant, at least one sensor for detecting a parameter indicating whether the gas is cooled so much that there is at least risk of ice formation in the cooler, and a control unit receiving information from the sensors and deciding whether there is at least risk of ice formation in the cooler and, if so, controlling the coolant pump to be temporarily switched off or to circulate a lower than normal flow of coolant through the cooler.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.